Santa Fe Plaza businessman sued over mold

ELEVEN PEOPLE ARE SUING THE OWNER OF A POPULAR SANTA FE PLAZA SHOPPING MALL— CLAIMING THE BUILDING MADE THEM CHRONICALLY SICK— AND AS NORTHERN BUREAU CHIEF RAY SEVA SHOWS US– THE OWNER ALSO RENEGED ON OFFERING TO PAY THEIR MEDICAL COSTS JUST GOING FOR A WALK IS A MAJOR CHORE FOR DAVID MUNSELL THE 65- YEAR OLD SHOP- OWNER SAYS HE STARTED SUFFERING FROM FATIGUE AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS WHICH HE SAYS CAME FROM WORKING AT THE EARTH TONES STORE HE OWNED AT THE PLAZA MERCADO MALL ON THE PLAZA I had no idea what it was And then we received notification from Southwest Asset Management that we had mold problems and that they were going to have someone come over and do an evaluation MUNSELL SAYS A DOCTOR CONFIRMED HIS PROBLEMS WERE MOLD-RELATED MUNSELL ALSO SAYS LANDLORD GERALD PETERS PROMISED TO PAY FOR A MAJOR CLEANUP AND FOR EVERYONE S HEALTH CARE There was an overture made on behalf by the management group and by Gerald Peter s attorney that everything would be taken care of It would be fully remediated A SPOKEPERSON FOR PETERS-WHO S ALSO A PROMINENT ART-GALLERY OWNER– SAYS THE CLEANUP GOT RID OF THE MOLD PROBLEM AND SHE SAYS A STUDY COMMISSIONED BY PETERS DISPUTES THE DANGERS OF MOLD SO-THE FREE HEALTHCARE STOPPED That promise was not followed through with Basically they were told that mold doesn t hurt you All of the symptoms both my wife I suffer from are mold-related And that they are classic examples of that IN SANTA FE RAY SEVA EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR MUNSELL AND HIS ATTORNEY DECLINED TO SAY HOW MUCH MONEY THE LAWSUIT IS SEEKING THE SPOKESPERSON FOR PETERS SAYS OTHER TENANTS INCLUDING SOME NEW BUSINESSES HAVEN T HAD ANY PROBLEMS AND ARE